Hridoyer Padmabone by Abhik Dutta [Hardcover]

ডিসেম্বরের শেষ সপ্তাহে সোলো ট্রিপে বেরোয় ঋজু। গন্তব্য বেনারস। অচেনা শহরে গিয়েও দেখা হয়ে যায় কত চেনা মানুষের সঙ্গে।

হঠাৎই ঘটে যাওয়া একটি মর্মান্তিক ঘটনাকে কেন্দ্র করে বহু বছর পর ঋজু আবার মুখোমুখি হয় প্রাক্তন স্ত্রী আঁখির সঙ্গে। নতুন সংসার নিয়ে কেমন আছে আঁখি?

'যত বয়স হবে, তত বেশি ক্ষত বুকে বয়ে নিয়ে চলাই হল জীবন।'...

আপাতদৃষ্টিতে দেখলে আমাদের জীবনকে ঘিরে রয়েছে অজস্র মানুষের ভিড়

এই ভিড়ের মধ্যে হাঁটতে হাঁটতেও একা বেঁচে থাকার গল্প বলে এই মর্মস্পর্শী উপন্যাস।

** IN ENGLISH **

Set against the winter haze of Benaras, ‘Hridoyer Padmabone’ follows Riju, who sets out on a solo journey at the end of December—hoping for quiet, but instead finding himself surrounded by memories, chance encounters, and unresolved emotions.

In an unfamiliar city, familiar faces resurface. A sudden, tragic incident pulls Riju back into the orbit of his past, forcing an unexpected reunion with his former wife, Ankhi. As questions linger—about her new life, her happiness, and what remains unsaid—the story turns inward, reflecting on love, loss, and the invisible scars time leaves behind.

With understated intensity, Abhik Dutta crafts a deeply human narrative about emotional solitude—about how life, despite its constant crowd of people, often unfolds in quiet isolation. ‘Hridoyer Padmabone’ is a poignant exploration of heartbreak, memory, and the silent weight we carry as we grow older.

This is a novel for readers who find meaning in silences, memories, and the unspoken spaces of the heart.